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The bibliography provides information on writings dealing with the history of rape, including sexual child abuse, sexual harassment, sexual molestation, child prostitution, forced prostitution, sexual slavery, sexual(ized) violence. The blog informs about calls for papers, forthcoming events and new literature in this field.

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Lueger-Schuster, Brigitte, et al. »Sexual violence by occupational forces during and after World War II: Influence of experiencing and witnessing of sexual violence on current mental health in a sample of elderly Austrians.« International Psychogeriatrics 24 (2012): 1354-1358.

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Zatlin, Linda G. »"Comfort Women" and the Cultural Tradition of Prostitution in Japanese Erotic Art« Legacies of the Comfort Women of World War II. Edited by Margaret Stetz et al. Armonk 2001: 26-41.

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Zoltanski, Jennifer L. The Construction of Rape as a Crime against Humanity: Recognition and Prosecution by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Ph.D. Thesis, Brandeis University, 2006.

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Zupanec, Nives. Uncovering the (Ethno)gendered Dimensions of 'Unconventional' State War and its Effect on Non-Combatants/(Ethno)nationalist 'Women'. M.A. Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1999.

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Zohra, Tusty. »The Collective Nature of Sexual Violence: A Comparative Case Study Analysis of the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone.« 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Chicago 2012.

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Zohra, Tusty I., et al. »The Motivations of Wartime Rape: A Case Study of Rape Victims from the Former Yugoslavia.« 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. San Francisco 2010.

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Zohra, Tusty I., et al. »Rape During Political Conflicts: A Call to Study Offenders and Victims.« 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. San Francisco 2010.

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Zöllner, Reinhard. »A Media History of the "Comfort Women".« Sexual Violence in World War II. Bonn 2010.

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Zoltanski, Jennifer L. »The Construction of Rape as a Problem of War: Recognition and Legitimation as a Crime against Humanity.« 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Anaheim 2001.

Author: Janet Jacobs
Title: The memorial at Srebrencia
Subtitle: Gender and the social meanings of collective memory in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Journal: Memory Studies
Volume:Published online before printIssue:Year: June 5, 2016
Pages:Language: English
More information:Bibliographic Entry

Authors: Kimi Lynn King, James D. Meernik, and Eliza G. Kelly
Title: Deborah's Voice
Subtitle: The Role of Women in Sexual Assault Cases at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
Journal: Social Science Quarterly
Volume:Published online before printIssue:Year: May 31, 2016
Pages:Language: English
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Journal: Medieval Feminist Forum
Editors: Jennifer Edwards and Linda Mitchell
Submission deadline for abstracts:July 30, 2016Description: »This special issue, which has come out of discussions among the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship Listserv, Advisory Board, and roundtable session at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, will present articles that investigate and interrogate the ways in which predatory sexuality, misogyny, racism, and other forms of gender harassment experienced and perpetrated in the Middle Ages are also reflected today in the experiences of contemporary medieval scholars. While we aim to focus on scholarly issues rather than personal narrations, these are not limited to traditional forms of academic research; indeed, scholarly investigations of the effects of microaggression in the classroom and curricula, along with some posited solutions, would also be welcomed.«
More information:Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship

Journal: Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics
Guest Editors: Rebecca Scherr and Mihaela Precup
Submission deadline for abstracts:September 1, 2016Description: »This special issue of the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (Taylor & Francis) explores the representation of sexual violence in any form of the medium of comics. The visual representation of sexual violence tests the limits of what can be shown in different contemporary cultural spaces, but it also provides a good testing ground for what the medium of comics can do to contribute to the wider conversation about the ethics and aesthetics of the rendition of difficult subjects. Important contributions to this topic have already been made by cartoonists working in many different areas of the medium, and who speak from a variety of cultural backgrounds, from the autobiographical work of authors like Debbie Drechsler (Daddy’s Girl), Phoebe Gloeckner (A Child’s Life and Other Stories), and Katie Green (ighter Than My Shadow), to graphic reportage (Joe Sacco’s Safe Area Gorazde), historical graphic narratives (Paolo Cossi’s Medz Yeghern. Le Grande Mal), fantasy (Saga, Sex Criminals), historical fiction (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Manifest Destiny), as well as in many other examples from both alternative and superhero comics.«
More information:CFP website

Book: Animal Husbandry: Bestiality in Medieval Culture
Editor: Jacqueline Stuhmiller
Submission deadline for abstracts:July 31, 2016Description: »We are looking for essays that explore the ways that medieval people came into sexual contact with non-human creatures, whether in practice or representation, temporarily or permanently, deliberately or accidentally. Where did the medievals locate the boundaries between human and non-human, and what were the penalties (and the rewards) of crossing those boundaries? We are especially interested in interdisciplinary and transcultural studies, as well as those that incorporate the disciplines of law, history, sociology, archaeology, folklore, theology, and art history.«
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Conference: 48th Northeast Modern Language Association Convention
Place: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date: March 23-26, 2017
Submission deadline for abstracts:September 30, 2016Description: »This panel is inspired by Mardorossian’s call for new theorizations of rape that do not rely on familiar masculine/feminine or agent/victim paradigms. We particularly seek rereadings of texts/characters that have already been heavily theorized (Persephone, Lucrece, Tess) in the hopes that this panel will serve as a breeding ground for important conversations in the developing field of sexual violence studies.«
More information:CFP website